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Hi, I'm on holiday in Bavaria at the moment and I bought this frame today for the princely sum of One Euro. Trouble is, I don't know what it is! It looks very similar (to my untrained eye) to my Raleigh Esquire 3-speeder, the dropout is a similar angle and the frame looks to be similar...

I thought I should post some more pics... I've done 4-500 miles on it now, it's so comfortable! I'm using it for work most days now the dark nights have gone, 12 miles a day, and when I've got time I get about 30 miles in at the weekends. DSCN1973-Edit by retromotoring, on Flickr 1980...

Hi :) I thought I'd post up my new-to-me bike for general commuting duties when the weather improves a bit, a 1980 Raleigh Esquire. 1980 Raleigh Esquire by retromotoring, on Flickr I was given it by a friend, and so far I'm very happy with it! The tyres appeared to be the originals...

Sensible advice, thankyou! And thanks for the info everyone, very interesting... I'll be on here more as time progresses I think :) I have a friend who collects retro bikes, I'll see what I can learn/do with this one and see if he can source me something interesting and suitable...

Hey everyone... So back in the summer I decided I wanted to get in to cycling to get a bit healthier and fitter. I couldn't afford a new bike, and I didn't really have the first clue of what I'd need anyway, but I did have this bike. It was bought for my brother some time in the 1980s (I...